sericulturen.

Brit.

/ˈsɛrᵻˌkʌltʃə/,

/ˈsɪərᵻˌkʌltʃə/, U.S.

/ˈsɛrəˌkəltʃər/

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French sériculture.

Etymology: Apparently < French sériculture (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: 1842 or earlier), shortened < sériciculture sericiculture n. N.E.D. (1912) also gives the pronunciation (se·rikɒltiŭɹ) /ˈsɛrɪkʌltjʊə(r)/.

The cultivation of silkworms, and of plants suitable for them to feed on, in order to produce raw silk.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or breeding other animals > [noun] > keeping silkworms

sericiculture1839

sericulture1840

1840 Jrnl. Amer. Silk Soc. May 136 The scientific men of France are making every exertion to improve the art of ‘sericulture’, so as to produce, if possible, a sufficient quantity of raw silk to supply their manufactories.

1861 S. Austral. Reg. (Adelaide) 10 June The question of Sericulture in South Australia will again be brought before the [Adelaide Philosophical] Society.

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 56/1 A voluminous ancient literature testifies not only to the antiquity but also to the importance of Chinese sericulture.

1944 B. Jaffe Men of Sci. in Amer. i. 20 Dr. Wigglesworth of Harvard College began raising silkworms in 1727 in the hope of promoting sericulture in New England.

1986 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 46 559 The first [silk boom in the U.S.] was tied to experiments in sericulture that came to a ruinous end in the mulberry blight of the 1840s.

2002 J. Eugenides Middlesex i. 71 The missionaries snuck silkworm eggs out of China... They also brought the seeds of the mulberry tree. As a result, Byzantium became a center for sericulture.

Derivatives

ˌseriˈculturist n. [compare slightly earlier sericiculturist n. at sericiculture n. Derivatives] a person engaged in sericulture, a silk-grower.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or breeding other animals > [noun] > keeping silkworms > keeper of silkworms

sericiculturist1839

sericulturist1840

graineur1913

1840 Jrnl. Amer. Silk Soc. May 134 A part of the eggs were scraped from the muslin in February, (in the manner recommended by the European sericulturists).

1864 Q. Jrnl. Sci. 1 515 He recommends the sericulturist to separate his dark worms from the general stock.

1954 G. C. Allen & A. G. Donnithorne Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Econ. Devel. ii. 14 228 The Government gave much encouragement to associations of sericulturists.

2002 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 37 4019/3 Bivoltine requires good rearing conditions and quality mulberry leaf, which is not possible with most of the Indian sericulturists.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sericulture
释义	sericulturen. Brit. /ˈsɛrᵻˌkʌltʃə/, /ˈsɪərᵻˌkʌltʃə/, U.S. /ˈsɛrəˌkəltʃər/ Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French sériculture. Etymology: Apparently < French sériculture (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: 1842 or earlier), shortened < sériciculture sericiculture n. N.E.D. (1912) also gives the pronunciation (se·rikɒltiŭɹ) /ˈsɛrɪkʌltjʊə(r)/. The cultivation of silkworms, and of plants suitable for them to feed on, in order to produce raw silk. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or breeding other animals > [noun] > keeping silkworms sericiculture1839 sericulture1840 1840 Jrnl. Amer. Silk Soc. May 136 The scientific men of France are making every exertion to improve the art of ‘sericulture’, so as to produce, if possible, a sufficient quantity of raw silk to supply their manufactories. 1861 S. Austral. Reg. (Adelaide) 10 June The question of Sericulture in South Australia will again be brought before the [Adelaide Philosophical] Society. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 56/1 A voluminous ancient literature testifies not only to the antiquity but also to the importance of Chinese sericulture. 1944 B. Jaffe Men of Sci. in Amer. i. 20 Dr. Wigglesworth of Harvard College began raising silkworms in 1727 in the hope of promoting sericulture in New England. 1986 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 46 559 The first [silk boom in the U.S.] was tied to experiments in sericulture that came to a ruinous end in the mulberry blight of the 1840s. 2002 J. Eugenides Middlesex i. 71 The missionaries snuck silkworm eggs out of China... They also brought the seeds of the mulberry tree. As a result, Byzantium became a center for sericulture. Derivatives ˌseriˈculturist n. [compare slightly earlier sericiculturist n. at sericiculture n. Derivatives] a person engaged in sericulture, a silk-grower. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or breeding other animals > [noun] > keeping silkworms > keeper of silkworms sericiculturist1839 sericulturist1840 graineur1913 1840 Jrnl. Amer. Silk Soc. May 134 A part of the eggs were scraped from the muslin in February, (in the manner recommended by the European sericulturists). 1864 Q. Jrnl. Sci. 1 515 He recommends the sericulturist to separate his dark worms from the general stock. 1954 G. C. Allen & A. G. Donnithorne Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Econ. Devel. ii. 14 228 The Government gave much encouragement to associations of sericulturists. 2002 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 37 4019/3 Bivoltine requires good rearing conditions and quality mulberry leaf, which is not possible with most of the Indian sericulturists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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